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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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